White's body was partially decomposed when it was found just before 10 a.m. Thursday in a wooded area behind his residence in the 300 block of Kirkhoof Road. There was no identification found in White's clothing or in the immediate area, according to police.

Investigators from the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit are working in conjunction with investigators from the Sheriff's Office. They are conducting interviews and examining evidence collected at the scene.

All last week, preparations were in full swing for this year's annual Carroll County 4-H and FFA Fair that set up at the Agriculture Center, just south of Westminster. This year's fair will continue to Saturday morning, Aug. 8.

A Westminster man charged with manufacturing drugs and related offenses after investigators say they found evidence of a marijuana growing operation and about 7 pounds of loose suspected marijuana on his property entered a plea agreement Monday and will serve a sentence no longer than 12 months.

The Agricultural Law Education Initiative will host a free webinar Thursday, Aug. 6 from noon to 1 p.m. to discuss the potential impacts of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and Clean Air Act.

The idea to develop a Carroll County police force began as a whisper campaign in the mid-1960s. It would take a half a century of studies, commissions, elections, and acrimony to finally decide to make the county sheriff's department the lead police agency in the county.